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patrimony vs inheritance

inheritance vs patrimony

patrimony and inheritance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
patrimony Yes No No No
inheritance Yes No No No
As nouns, inheritance is a hypernym of patrimony; that is, inheritance is a word with a broader meaning than patrimony:
  • patrimony: an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
  • inheritance: that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
Other hypernyms of patrimony include heritage.
patrimony (noun) inheritance (noun)
an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
a church endowment any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
Difference between patrimony and inheritance

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